What it means

1. noun a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed
   “the spring was broken”
2. noun a point at which water issues forth
3. noun a natural flow of ground water
4. noun the season of growth
   “the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring”
5. noun the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
6. noun a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
7. verb develop suddenly
   “The tire sprang a leak”
8. verb produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly
   “He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving”
9. verb spring back
   “The rubber ball bounced”
10. verb move forward by leaps and bounds
    “The horse bounded across the meadow”
11. verb develop into a distinctive entity
    “our plans began to take shape”